Re: What type is required to capture the RETURNING from an Update?

rox <rox(at)tara-lu(dot)com> writes:
> Within 8.4, If I have an update like the following :
> EXECUTE $c$
> UPDATE field_seasons dr
> SET season_id = ds.season_id, field_id = ds.field_id
> FROM data_set ds
> WHERE ds.data_set_id = dr.data_set_id
> AND ds.season_id = _season_id
> RETURNING field_seasons_id
> $c$
> INTO _id_array;

> in a pgsql FUNCTION... What is the type on the variable that can accept
> the list of id's?

There is none, because it isn't a list it's a row set.

Personally I'd try something like

FOR id IN UPDATE ... RETURNING field_seasons_id
LOOP
... do something with id ...
END LOOP

(see "Looping Through Query Results" in the plpgsql manual).
AFAICS there's no need to use EXECUTE here.

regards, tom lane